Reading's latest defeat, a 2-1 reverse against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium, means that they are now just four points clear of the Championship relegation zone. 

The FA Cup programme this weekend - Reading were eliminated by Sheffield Wednesday but still don't have a game - means that the Royals' next game isn't until next Tuesday, when they travel to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest.

Jaap Stam has taken advantage of that lull in the fixture list and has taken his players off to Spain for five days for some warm weather training as he seeks to turn around the fortunes of the club who have stuck by him despite a rough season so far.

It is fair to say that the decision has split opinion with Reading fans. Some are hopeful that it will work, some feel confident that it will but others feel that the players have been rewarded for poor form and should have been kept in England

We've taken a look at the best of the reaction...

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